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Division 2 West leaders Thame Town will be without captain Sam Lachlan (wedding) and batsman Bharat Dalmania when they visit Falkland on Saturday.

Michael Higgs leads the side, with Tom Layton and one other coming in for the top-of-the-table clash.

Second-placed Falkland have an identical record to Thame, but have earned six fewer bonus points.

Higgs said: “You need to start well even if you are just to stay in this league as we found out last year.

“It is not a total surprise to be top. We have a young team with a lot of ability.”

Thame Town (v Falkland, away): Beard, P Patel, Jeacock, Bhatti, Higgs (capt), S Patel, Barnett, Parmar, Layton, Dack, tbc.